advantage; benefit; profit; interest
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to arrive; to come to pass
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
suddenly popular god; suddenly popular shrine
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
middle of the night; dead of night
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
(medical) doctor; physician
example; illustration; precedent
(period of) a year; during an era
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
the first and second; a few
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
drop of water; polka dots
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
discovery; detection; finding
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
young master; son of a high-ranking person